Halifax campuses
Nutrition programming
Discovering and choosing healthy food and lifestyle choices can help keep your body and mind healthy, fuel your success, and improve your overall well-being.
Our health and wellness program includes a healthy menu strategy, as well as nutrition and other wellness initiatives that promote and support healthy lifestyles.
Our programming focuses on these so-called “4 Es”:
- Enable a food environment that encourages health and well-being by offering a variety of healthy choices every day
- Educate, inform and empower the communities we serve by providing evidence-based nutrition and wellness information
- Encourage a heightened level of interest and excitement about healthy and local choices
- Engage a community that actively participates in and is connected to a culture of health and wellness
Registered dietitian
Halifax’s campuses are supported by registered dietitian, Liz Muggah, who designs and delivers nutrition-related programming, as well as supporting students one-on-one in navigating:
eating a balanced diet while living in residence
managing allergies and intolerances
managing nutrition-related chronic illnesses
nutrition for athletic performance
dining with religious or cultural considerations
nutrition solutions for university and residence life
residence dining menu questions
Truro campus
Our Food Services team in Truro is committed to:
offering Balanced Choices menu items to promote healthier eating
using BALANCE icons to identify healthy and sustainable menu choices
providing nutrition and wellness information through Nutrigrams and Superfoods
providing nutritional information at point of sale
providing menu options for special diets (e.g. vegan, gluten-free, kosher, halal, etc.)
actively running seasonal wellness promotions
If you have any specific dietary restrictions, we will do our best to accommodate them.
If you want to talk to someone about your food options, please email Janice Faulkner at janice.faulkner@compass-canada.com to discuss accommodation before you arrive. If not, connect with Shawn within your first week on campus to ensure you get off to a good start for a proper, healthy diet.
